Therapeutic Strategies for Microvascular Dysfunction in Type 1 Diabetes (KML002)
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Endothelial Dysfunction
About this trial
This is an interventional basic science trial for Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 focused on measuring microvessels, oxidative stress, Dulaglutide, Glucagon-like peptide-1, Exercise therapy
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion criteria:
- History of type 1 diabetes, duration > 5 years
- Age 18-40 years
- HbA1c < 8.5%
- BMI 19-27 kg/m2
- Using insulin for diabetes treatment only (multiple daily injections or insulin pump with or without sensor augmentation)
- On stable regimen of non-diabetic medications for the last 6 months
- All screening labs within normal limits or not clinically significant
- C-peptide <0.6 ng/ml
- Performing less than 150 minutes of moderate intensity physical activity or less than 70 minutes of high intensity physical activity per week (i.e. achieving less physical activity than recommended by the American Diabetes Association)
Exclusion criteria:
- Pregnancy or currently breastfeeding
- Smoking history within 6 months
- History of microvascular (microalbuminuria, retinopathy, neuropathy) or macrovascular diabetes complications (coronary artery disease, stroke, peripheral vascular disease) as well as clinically significant cardiac arrhythmias or conduction disorders
- Taking vasoactive medications (i.e. calcium channel blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme or renin inhibitors, angiotensin-receptor blockers, nitrates, alpha-blockers).
- Known hypersensitivity to perflutren (contained in Definity© contrast)
- Screening O2 saturation <90%
- Musculoskeletal condition preventing participation in exercise testing or exercise training
- Acute or unstable disease other than T1D
- Hypoglycemia unawareness (based on Clarke's questionnaire)
- History of gastroparesis, severe gastroesophageal reflux, pancreatitis, personal or family history of medullary thyroid cancer or multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2
- Anemia (hemoglobin <12 g/dL in women, hemoglobin <13 g/dL in men), eosinophilia (absolute eosinophil count >500 cells/microliter) leukopenia (total white blood cells <4,000 cells/microliter)
- Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) on presentation to screening visits or study admission days
- Hospital admission for DKA within 1 year
Sites / Locations
- University of Virginia
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Placebo Comparator
Active Comparator
Active Comparator
Placebo
Dulaglutide
Exercise training
Saline subcutaneous injection, volume matched to dulaglutide, i.e. 0.5 mL weekly for 14 weeks
Dulaglutide (0.75 mg/0.5 mL weekly for 2 weeks, then 1.5 mg/0.5 mL weekly for 12 weeks) subcutaneous injection
Supervised high intensity interval training on a stationary bicycle will be conducted 3 days per week for 14 weeks. Participants will warm up at low intensity for 3 min then repeat 1-min bouts of 100% peak power output followed by 1-min recovery at 50 W. Training will start with 6 intervals per session, increasing by 2 intervals every 2 weeks. Sessions will end with a 10-min cool-down.